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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Mineralo-organic particles inhibit influenza A virus infection by targeting viral hemagglutinin activity
Abstract Aim: Mineralo-organic #particles, naturally present in human body fluids, participate in ectopic calcification and inflammatory...
David Ojcius
Sep 25, 20241 min read
The next pandemic? It's already here for Earth's wildlife.
The highly pathogenic strain of avian #influenza #H5N1 (#birdflu) has killed millions of birds & unknown numbers of mammals, particularly...
David Ojcius
Mar 14, 20241 min read
Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu
Scientists have used #CRISPR to create chickens that have some resistance to #avianflu. The research is "proof of concept that we can...
David Ojcius
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Did flu come from fish?
Researchers trawling genetic databases discovered a distant relative of #influenza viruses in sturgeon. The wider #flu virus family that...
David Ojcius
Mar 1, 20233 min read
mRNA vaccines changed the course of the pandemic. Now, they could cure all kinds of other diseases
#mRNA vaccines changed the course of the #COVID19 pandemic. Now, they are being developed to cure other diseases such as #AIDS, #cancer,...
David Ojcius
Nov 22, 20213 min read
China Reports a Human Case of H5N6 Bird Flu
#China Reports a Human Case of #H5N6 Bird #Flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza A man has been hospitalized in southwestern China after...
David Ojcius
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Case of Human Bird Flu Reported in China
Case of Human #BirdFlu Reported in #China #flu #avianflu #influenza A man in China has been hospitalized after contracting a strain of...
David Ojcius
Jul 15, 20211 min read
How a Flu Virus Shut Down the Us Economy in 1872 - By Infecting Horses
The equine #influenza first appeared in horses near Toronto. Within days most animals in the city’s crowded stables caught the #flu...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20215 min read
The role of respiratory epithelium in host defense against influenza virus infection
#influenza #flu #infection The respiratory epithelium is the major interface between the environment and the host. Sophisticated barrier,...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Changes of avian influenza virus subtypes before and after vaccination in live poultry in China
#avianflu #flu #influenza #birdflu #China We investigated fluctuations in the detection rates of avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes H5,...
David Ojcius
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Some Pandemic Health Habits Deserve to Stay
#flu #influenza #masks #COVID19 #coronavirus #socialdistancing #handwashing In the West, we have learned that mask wearing is very...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20213 min read
The Pandemic Might Have Killed Off Some Flu Strains for Good
#flu #influenza #masks #publichealth #COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemic Scientists say that two common strains of the seasonal flu have...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20211 min read
A man in China is found to have H10N3 bird flu, a reminder of a continued ‘concern for pandemic flu’
#flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza #H10N3 A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province is the first known human to be infected...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
#flu #influenza #fluseason #fluvacccine #vaccines A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
#H10N3 #flu #influenza #birdflu #avianflu A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
#H10N3 #flu #birdflu #avianflu #influenza A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
The role of respiratory epithelium in host defence against influenza virus infection
#flu #influenza #immunology #innateimmunity The respiratory epithelium is the major interface between the environment and the host....
David Ojcius
May 24, 20211 min read
Emerging H5N8 avian influenza viruses
#flu #influenza #avianflu #birdflu Perspective article argues that #H5N8 avian flu represents a considerable public health concern,...
David Ojcius
May 23, 20212 min read
Epigenetic reprogramming mechanisms of immunity during influenza A virus infection
#flu #influenza #immunity #immunology This paper reviews #epigenetic mechanisms by which influenza viruses affect cellular gene activity...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read
Novavax combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in animal study
#COVID19 #coronavirus #flu #influenza Novavax Inc said its combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine produced functional antibodies against...
David Ojcius
May 11, 20211 min read
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